But I wonder whether the people who travelled from the US to see the "Never to be repeated" Sleep reunion at considerable expense feel a bit ripped off that they were tricked into needlessly spending that money when they could have seen the same thing locally the following year?

But the speech itself was top notch. They showed a video beforehand of Cameron's achievements and it really made me a convert to the Cameron cause. The tributes to his wife seemed genuine and he almost had to stifle a tear when talking about the death of his son, but he did it in such a way where it didn't seem contrived.

Friday will also feature a Comedy Stage, details of which are to be announced soon.

NEWLY CONFIRMED - ATP celebrate 10 years with a birthday party on Sat 4th September and are happy to announce a day of past ATP curators, ATP Recordings artists and friends, with the first announcements being:

SONIC YOUTH
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
THE BREEDERS
F**K BUTTONS
THE BOOKS
PAPA M
APSE
+ more to be confirmed!

NEWLY CONFIRMED - Jim Jarmusch will curate Sunday 5th September and his first choices are:

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
RAEKWON
GIRLS
F*CKED UP
WOODEN SHJIPS
THE BLACK ANGELS
VIVIAN GIRLS
+ more to be confirmed!

All three days will also feature DJs and Cinema presented by Criterion. Tickets and info at www.atpfestival.com

I have a goal to get a musician and a related film (KENTA MAENO and LIVE TAPE) to be a part of atpny 2010 in some capacity. I want to distinguish this from just another band request because it is a combination of timing, relevance, and perfectly suiting the event (the film was just released, was shown along with a live performance at NY asian film fest just this month, & focuses on a widely unknown yet extremely talented artist).
Put differently: new groundbreaking live music documentary + extremely talented new artist + both from Japan + Jim Jarmusch curator = meant to be.
I ask that you please watch this trailer clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZ50BfKVh4

Then, if you feel something stirring, lingering, or are generally interested to see more, I ask that you gently but positively drop a line with the lovely people at ATP that this would be a great add to the event.
I know it’s late, and there is much on the plate already, but I am clinging to dumb optimism that they will be inspired to make this happen…in an abandoned ping pong hall, a shuffleboard court, some little corner of kutshers! Thanks for reading, I will go away now.